Where does “pezzetta” come from?

pezzetta (Italian) comes from Italian pezza, from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.

pezzetta (Italian): A small piece

Definitions

  1. A small piece

Ancestry of “pezzetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpezzabolt; patch; rag
2Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
3Latinpettiapiece, portion
4Gaulishpettyā—
5Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion

Words derived from “pezzetta”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis →
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